French reference
préférer
to prefer
Stem change · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I prefer |
| tu | you prefer |
| il/elle/on | he/she prefers |
| nous | we prefer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) prefer |
| ils/elles | they prefer |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I preferred; I have preferred |
| tu | you preferred; you have preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she preferred; he/she has preferred |
| nous | we preferred; we have preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) preferred; you (plural/formal) have preferred |
| ils/elles | they preferred; they have preferred |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to prefer |
| tu | you used to prefer |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to prefer |
| nous | we used to prefer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to prefer |
| ils/elles | they used to prefer |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had preferred |
| tu | you had preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she had preferred |
| nous | we had preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had preferred |
| ils/elles | they had preferred |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will prefer |
| tu | you will prefer |
| il/elle/on | he/she will prefer |
| nous | we will prefer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will prefer |
| ils/elles | they will prefer |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have preferred |
| tu | you will have preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have preferred |
| nous | we will have preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have preferred |
| ils/elles | they will have preferred |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to prefer |
| tu | you are going to prefer |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to prefer |
| nous | we are going to prefer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to prefer |
| ils/elles | they are going to prefer |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just preferred |
| tu | you have just preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just preferred |
| nous | we have just preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just preferred |
| ils/elles | they have just preferred |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I preferred |
| tu | you preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she preferred |
| nous | we preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) preferred |
| ils/elles | they preferred |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had preferred |
| tu | you had preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she had preferred |
| nous | we had preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had preferred |
| ils/elles | they had preferred |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would prefer |
| tu | you would prefer |
| il/elle/on | he/she would prefer |
| nous | we would prefer |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would prefer |
| ils/elles | they would prefer |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have preferred |
| tu | you would have preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have preferred |
| nous | we would have preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have preferred |
| ils/elles | they would have preferred |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have preferred |
| tu | you would have preferred |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have preferred |
| nous | we would have preferred |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have preferred |
| ils/elles | they would have preferred |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I prefer |
| tu | (that) you prefer |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she prefers |
| nous | (that) we prefer |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) prefer |
| ils/elles | (that) they prefer |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have preferred |
| tu | (that) you have preferred |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has preferred |
| nous | (that) we have preferred |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have preferred |
| ils/elles | (that) they have preferred |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I preferred |
| tu | (that) you preferred |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she preferred |
| nous | (that) we preferred |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) preferred |
| ils/elles | (that) they preferred |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had preferred |
| tu | (that) you had preferred |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had preferred |
| nous | (that) we had preferred |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had preferred |
| ils/elles | (that) they had preferred |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | prefer! |
| nous | let's prefer! |
| vous | prefer! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have preferred by then! |
| nous | let's have preferred by then! |
| vous | have preferred by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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